Definitions for maimmeɪm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
maimmeɪm(v.t.)
to deprive of the use of some part of the body, esp. by wounding.
to impair; disfigure.
(n.)Obs.an injury, esp. loss of a limb.
Origin of maim:
1250–1300; < AF, OF mahaignier, perh. < Frankish *maithanjan to castrate
maim′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
maim(verb)
injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation
"people were maimed by the explosion"
Wiktionary
maim(Verb)
To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
Origin: maymen, mahaymen, from maheimer, mahaigner; see mayhem.
Webster Dictionary
Maim(verb)
to deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person on fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy his adversary
Maim(verb)
to mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair
Maim
the privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his adversary
Maim
the privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. See Mayhem
Translations for maim
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- beseer, verminkAfrikaans
- يَجْدَع، يَبْتُرArabic
- осакатявамBulgarian
- aleijarPortuguese (BR)
- zmrzačitCzech
- verstümmelnGerman
- invalidereDanish
- ακρωτηριάζω, σακατεύωGreek
- mutilar, lisiarSpanish
- sandistamaEstonian
- معیوب کردن یا شدنFarsi
- vammauttaaFinnish
- estropiéFrench
- לִגרוֹם נְכוּתHebrew
- अपंग बननाHindi
- osakatiti, okrnjitiCroatian
- megcsonkítHungarian
- mencederaiIndonesian
- limlestaIcelandic
- storpiareItalian
- 不具にするJapanese
- 불구로 만들다Korean
- sužaloti, suluošintiLithuanian
- sakropļotLatvian
- cacat terukMalay
- verminkenDutch
- lemleste, kvesteNorwegian
- okaleczyćPolish
- معیوب کردن یا شدنPersian
- معيوبيدلPashto
- aleijarPortuguese
- a mutilaRomanian
- (по)калечитьRussian
- zmrzačiťSlovak
- pohabitiSlovenian
- osakatitiSerbian
- lemlästa, stympaSwedish
- ทำให้บาดเจ็บสาหัสThai
- sakat bırakmakTurkish
- 使受重傷(尤指使終身殘廢)Chinese (Trad.)
- калічити; нівечитиUkrainian
- اپاہج بناناUrdu
- thương tậtVietnamese
- 使残废Chinese (Simp.)
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